THE FLOEA OF THE NOETHEEN TEEEITORY. 219 Corolla-tube broad, scarcely exceeding the calyx; lobes as long as or longer than the tube. Very glabrous. Stems often slightly twining. Corolla-tube l^/^ to 2 Unes long.—6. M. laevis. Glabrous or pubescent, not twining. Corolla-tube about 1 line long.—5. M. indica. CoroUa-tube ovoid or cylindrical, the lobes much shorter than the tube. Umbels dense and many-flowered, on pedicels long and solitary. Umbels loose and few-flowered, on pedicels long and solitary. Leaves obtuse or scarcely acute.—9. M. lutea. Leaves and calyx-lobes subulate-acute. Plants under 3 in. high. Stem branching. Capsule ovoid.—10. M. multicatdis. Stem usuaUy simple. Capsule globular.—7. M. laricifolia. Annuals. Stems leafy, densely branched, under 2in. high, the flowers shorter than or scarcely exceeding the leaves. Calyx very angular, with short, divaricate, very acute lobes.—12. M. prolifera. Calyx with long, linear, very hispid lobes and a very short tube. —4. M. gentianea. 1. if. eonnata, R. Br.—^Rocky hills and along streams, Victoria River. Hooker's and Sturt's Creeks, P. v. MueUer; islands of the N. Coast of Arn¬ hem's Land, R. Brown ; barren elevated cUffs, Goulbum Island, A. Cunning¬ ham ; Port Essington, Armstrong. 2. M. elata, R. Br.—^Islands of the GuU of Carpentaria, R. Brown ; Port Essington, i^mstrong. 3. 21. exserta,F. v. 21.—Recorded. Sandy, rocky, often inandatedplaces on the Victoria River, F. v. Mueller. 4. 21. gentianea, F. v. M.—Inundated banks of Victoria River, P. v. MueUer. 5. if. Indica, Wight.—Swamps at the foot of Providence HUl and Vic¬ toria River, F. v. Mueller ; Port Essington, Arrastrong. 6. if. laevis, Benth.—Grassy plains near Steep Head, Victoria River, P. v. MueUer ; Port Essington, Armstrong. 7. M. laricifolia, R. Br.—Victoria River, P. v. MueUer. 8. M. longiflora, F. v. M.—Grassy rocks, Wickham River, and Depot Creek, Victoria River, F. v. MueUer. 9. M. lutea, F. v. M.—^Moist, grassy places, head of Sturt's Creek, P. v. MueUer. 10. M. multicaulis, R. Br.—Islands of the GuU of Carpentaria, R. Brown; Main Camp, Victoria River, P. v. MueUer. 11. M. nudicaulis. Rein.—Providence HiU and near McAdam Range, F. v. MueUer. 12. if. proUfera, R. Br.—Victoria River, near the main camp, F. v. MueUer. 13. 21. stellata, R. Br. (var. latifolia, R. Br.).—^Port Essington, i^m- strong ; Depot Creek, Victoria River, P. v. MueUer. if. phascoides, R. Br.—^Recorded from North AustraUa in National Herbarium Census.